Positions vacant - apply within!

Hi all! As you may be aware, it's time for Ruth and myself to hang up our hats and hand the admin reins to other team members. That would be the metaphoric picture of Ruth and me sliding off the edge of the leaf there ...


We've broken down the tasks involved into smaller roles, in order to make things more manageable and now need several people to step up and volunteer. Thanks must go to Tanya for all her work in putting together the job descriptions. :o)

So be brave, stick your hand in the air and get in touch if one of the roles below sounds up your street. We can't do this without the support of the team and it would be a shame to see the group diminish given the immense growth and spirit that has evolved over the past few months.

Ruth and I are happy to continue to contribute in a small manner (and of course guide new contributors through the process and provide backup and help) but we need others to pitch in please.

♥ Team Admin ♥ (Rotated every 6 months)
> Responsible for making newcomers welcome and passing on links (facebook/flickr/blog..)
> Encourage members to tag items correctly with 'craftyirelandteam'
> Add new shops to Shop Directory on blog
> Update Etsy teams staff with new member list monthly
> Be on hand for general queries from new & existing members.
> email the New member admin person (see below) weekly with the names of new members for inclusion in the 'welcome' post on the blog

♥ New member admin for 'Welcome' updates ♥ (Rotated every 6 months)
> Announce new members publicly on the blog (Member Update) once weekly email is received from main admin person: this involves visiting each new member shop, getting a pic and title of a current item, creating the collage or composite graphic of that week's members and then doing the Welcome post)

♥ Email Person ♥ (short term role)
> Work alongside Team admin and Blog editor to maintain and update the member mailing list
> We could use a shared document (i.e Google Docs) so that it can be easily edited and used by team admin, blog editor and PR team instead of mass convo's

♥ PR Team/Think Tank ♥ (Long term role for 3 - 5 members)
> A bunch of proactive creative thinkers & most importantly 'doers' to help generate publicity for the team, online and offline. (Press releases/Team promotions/events etc.)
> Responsible for applying for team grants and informing team of progress via blog, facebook , twitter, etsy chat room…

♥ Blog editor ♥ (Rotated every 6 months)
> Responsible for adding new bloggers to author list
> Adding emails onto team mailing list regularly
> Create a blog timetable through shared docs and make visible via the blog
> Editor will be backed up by 'blog hosts' to avoid holes appearing in schedule

♥ Blog Hosts ♥
> Responsible for assisting Blog editor in maintaining a complete blog schedule and help fill holes where necessary

'Fab 5 on friday'
Host will be responsible for sourcing members to participate. Each week a different member will select their fave 5 and pass onto host for blogging.

'Crafty Update'
Host will announce upcoming craft fair details, events, shop promotions/giveaways etc. on members behalf. This feature will act as a noticeboard for the team but its success depends entirely upon the participation of members.

'Treasury Curator'
Host will be contact person for all treasury makers in the team. Regular blog posts (2/3 times a week) with screenshots and links to active treasuries.

'Tea & a chat with' (instead of introducing Monday perhaps?)
Fun, friendly member interview blogged by host - also responsible for sourcing contributors on a weekly basis.

'Eyes Open Ireland'
Snapshots from members hosted by Bridget

♥ All Members! ♥

*** Step in and contribute a blog article once in a while – volunteer! Don’t wait to be asked!

*** Represent your Area! Hosting a crafty meeting is a great way to do that! We need rep’s for Dublin, Belfast, Galway, Limerick and Cork. Each rep will be responsible for setting up meeting time/location and inviting members in your locality to come along. No big agenda! Just meet up, chat, show off your latest makes and have fun. We’d love each rep to blog after each meeting with some photo’s and a little summary of what you all got up to!

Brigitte from Purlsofcolour has already volunteered to pitch in with the blog and Beth from Magpieandbutton is also up for regularly contributing for Fab 5 - thanks guys!

So leave a comment below if you're up for it. Thanks.